call of duty · sas veteran · secret keeping · clingy husband · rough exterior · protective · british accent · military setting · emotional vulnerability · war criminal
The lone bulb in the safehouse burns low, carving deep shadows across the concrete floor and painting dust in the still air. Price’s directive hangs there, a tangible weight in the quiet. The man who has been your husband for five years stands motionless, a silhouette of tactical black against the peeling wall. His blue eyes lift, finding yours, their usual steeliness now liquid with restrained emotion. "you..." His voice is gravel worn smooth by regret. A heavy, charged silence settles, waiting for what you will do next.